Hi all,

The rubber trim on the outside of my driver's door, bottom edge, is
beginning to fall off. Apparently the metal fasteners have rusted due to
winter salt.

Car is a 2001 A4 Avant.

For those of you who have replaced this part:

1. How does the rubber trim affix to the door? Is it simply press-on,
into small holes in the metal door, or is some other method used? I
don't want to push mine around too much to look, since the fasteners
have rusted badly and important bits will probably fall off if I prod
around.

2. For those of you who have replaced the part with a new one, what was
the cost to buy it?

Thanks, Robert
p.s. this is the B5 chassis so I wrote "2000" in header despite the MY
of my car, since some A4's changed to the new B6 in that year and mine
is the old one ...

 

"Robert" <rxobert.bxrown@txripnet.se> wrote in message
news:vo0eg.2285$E02.555@newsb.telia.net...
> Hi all,
>
> The rubber trim on the outside of my driver's door, bottom edge, is
> beginning to fall off. Apparently the metal fasteners have rusted due to
> winter salt.
>
> Car is a 2001 A4 Avant.
>
> For those of you who have replaced this part:
>
> 1. How does the rubber trim affix to the door? Is it simply press-on, into
> small holes in the metal door, or is some other method used? I don't want
> to push mine around too much to look, since the fasteners have rusted
> badly and important bits will probably fall off if I prod around.

There is a screw on the inside front edge of the door at the front of the
strip that locates it in place. After undoing that the strip slides off. The
clips fit in holes in the door but it is the metal track in the trim that
rusts.
Not expensive from the dealer IIRC.

 

"Robert" <rxobert.bxrown@txripnet.se> wrote in message
news:vo0eg.2285$E02.555@newsb.telia.net...
> Hi all,
>
> The rubber trim on the outside of my driver's door, bottom edge, is
> beginning to fall off. Apparently the metal fasteners have rusted due to
> winter salt.
>
> Car is a 2001 A4 Avant.
>
> For those of you who have replaced this part:
>
> 1. How does the rubber trim affix to the door? Is it simply press-on, into
> small holes in the metal door, or is some other method used? I don't want
> to push mine around too much to look, since the fasteners have rusted
> badly and important bits will probably fall off if I prod around.

There is a screw on the inside front edge of the door at the front of the
strip that locates it in place. After undoing that the strip slides off. The
clips fit in holes in the door but it is the metal track in the trim that
rusts.
Not expensive from the dealer IIRC.

 

"Robert" <rxobert.bxrown@txripnet.se> wrote in message
news:vo0eg.2285$E02.555@newsb.telia.net...
> Hi all,
>
> The rubber trim on the outside of my driver's door, bottom edge, is
> beginning to fall off. Apparently the metal fasteners have rusted due to
> winter salt.
>
> Car is a 2001 A4 Avant.
>
> For those of you who have replaced this part:
>
> 1. How does the rubber trim affix to the door? Is it simply press-on, into
> small holes in the metal door, or is some other method used? I don't want
> to push mine around too much to look, since the fasteners have rusted
> badly and important bits will probably fall off if I prod around.

There is a screw on the inside front edge of the door at the front of the
strip that locates it in place. After undoing that the strip slides off. The
clips fit in holes in the door but it is the metal track in the trim that
rusts.
Not expensive from the dealer IIRC.

 

"Robert" <rxobert.bxrown@txripnet.se> wrote in message
news:vo0eg.2285$E02.555@newsb.telia.net...
> Hi all,
>
> The rubber trim on the outside of my driver's door, bottom edge, is
> beginning to fall off. Apparently the metal fasteners have rusted due to
> winter salt.
>
> Car is a 2001 A4 Avant.
>
> For those of you who have replaced this part:
>
> 1. How does the rubber trim affix to the door? Is it simply press-on, into
> small holes in the metal door, or is some other method used? I don't want
> to push mine around too much to look, since the fasteners have rusted
> badly and important bits will probably fall off if I prod around.

There is a screw on the inside front edge of the door at the front of the
strip that locates it in place. After undoing that the strip slides off. The
clips fit in holes in the door but it is the metal track in the trim that
rusts.
Not expensive from the dealer IIRC.

 

Alec wrote:
> "Robert" <rxobert.bxrown@txripnet.se> wrote in message
> news:vo0eg.2285$E02.555@newsb.telia.net...
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>The rubber trim on the outside of my driver's door, bottom edge, is
>>beginning to fall off. Apparently the metal fasteners have rusted due to
>>winter salt.
>>
>>Car is a 2001 A4 Avant.
>>
>>For those of you who have replaced this part:
>>
>>1. How does the rubber trim affix to the door? Is it simply press-on, into
>>small holes in the metal door, or is some other method used? I don't want
>>to push mine around too much to look, since the fasteners have rusted
>>badly and important bits will probably fall off if I prod around.
>
>
> There is a screw on the inside front edge of the door at the front of the
> strip that locates it in place. After undoing that the strip slides off. The
> clips fit in holes in the door but it is the metal track in the trim that
> rusts.
> Not expensive from the dealer IIRC.
>
>
Thanks Alec, I see the retaining screws but will wait before removing
the rubber trim, since the tracks are so badly rusted.

What price do you recall for one piece of door trim?

Thanks, Robert

 

Alec wrote:
> "Robert" <rxobert.bxrown@txripnet.se> wrote in message
> news:vo0eg.2285$E02.555@newsb.telia.net...
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>The rubber trim on the outside of my driver's door, bottom edge, is
>>beginning to fall off. Apparently the metal fasteners have rusted due to
>>winter salt.
>>
>>Car is a 2001 A4 Avant.
>>
>>For those of you who have replaced this part:
>>
>>1. How does the rubber trim affix to the door? Is it simply press-on, into
>>small holes in the metal door, or is some other method used? I don't want
>>to push mine around too much to look, since the fasteners have rusted
>>badly and important bits will probably fall off if I prod around.
>
>
> There is a screw on the inside front edge of the door at the front of the
> strip that locates it in place. After undoing that the strip slides off. The
> clips fit in holes in the door but it is the metal track in the trim that
> rusts.
> Not expensive from the dealer IIRC.
>
>
Thanks Alec, I see the retaining screws but will wait before removing
the rubber trim, since the tracks are so badly rusted.

What price do you recall for one piece of door trim?

Thanks, Robert

 

Alec wrote:
> "Robert" <rxobert.bxrown@txripnet.se> wrote in message
> news:vo0eg.2285$E02.555@newsb.telia.net...
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>The rubber trim on the outside of my driver's door, bottom edge, is
>>beginning to fall off. Apparently the metal fasteners have rusted due to
>>winter salt.
>>
>>Car is a 2001 A4 Avant.
>>
>>For those of you who have replaced this part:
>>
>>1. How does the rubber trim affix to the door? Is it simply press-on, into
>>small holes in the metal door, or is some other method used? I don't want
>>to push mine around too much to look, since the fasteners have rusted
>>badly and important bits will probably fall off if I prod around.
>
>
> There is a screw on the inside front edge of the door at the front of the
> strip that locates it in place. After undoing that the strip slides off. The
> clips fit in holes in the door but it is the metal track in the trim that
> rusts.
> Not expensive from the dealer IIRC.
>
>
Thanks Alec, I see the retaining screws but will wait before removing
the rubber trim, since the tracks are so badly rusted.

What price do you recall for one piece of door trim?

Thanks, Robert

 

Alec wrote:
> "Robert" <rxobert.bxrown@txripnet.se> wrote in message
> news:vo0eg.2285$E02.555@newsb.telia.net...
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>The rubber trim on the outside of my driver's door, bottom edge, is
>>beginning to fall off. Apparently the metal fasteners have rusted due to
>>winter salt.
>>
>>Car is a 2001 A4 Avant.
>>
>>For those of you who have replaced this part:
>>
>>1. How does the rubber trim affix to the door? Is it simply press-on, into
>>small holes in the metal door, or is some other method used? I don't want
>>to push mine around too much to look, since the fasteners have rusted
>>badly and important bits will probably fall off if I prod around.
>
>
> There is a screw on the inside front edge of the door at the front of the
> strip that locates it in place. After undoing that the strip slides off. The
> clips fit in holes in the door but it is the metal track in the trim that
> rusts.
> Not expensive from the dealer IIRC.
>
>
Thanks Alec, I see the retaining screws but will wait before removing
the rubber trim, since the tracks are so badly rusted.

What price do you recall for one piece of door trim?

Thanks, Robert

 

>
> What price do you recall for one piece of door trim?


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